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In this photo I would not have used any filter, I only use it to get time when there is water, never to lower exposures. I would have taken two photos, one for the sky and one for the rest.

Thanks Michael, for the fast answer :).

So now it's my turn. I'm trying to improve my camera settings. And i will give you all the feedback and the new resaults :)

I'm so Thankful to all of you.

Have a nice evening all of you.

Bye Rico

Thanks for your reply Rico, if it´s easier for you to write in german, we could also create a german topic ;)

So let´s try to keep it simple and quick.

First of all, good to know what gear you are using. There is no need for big investments Rico, first of all try to optimise your settings and first of all your time when you go shooting. During the day the hard light makes the sky often blown out with no details left, if you dont have filters. So avoiding to invest a lot of money try to go shooting when the sun is more soft, in the early morning hours or at sunset. If you do so, first invest into a tripod, a one with single extensions. Then invest time for your camera setup. Change the mode to Aperture Automatic, try to use the lowest ISO setting (not Auto) and then startwith f/8, you can use the camera timer to avoid camera shakings. If you are comfortable with your camera settings you can change it to manual mode and improve the settings. Try also to use the Histogram of your camera, where you quickly see if something is overexposed or underexposed in the shot. And try to shoot with highest Quality settings. So keep shooting

Best

Michael

Hallo Harald, vielen Dank für die Info.

Aber ich möchte es gern im International lassen. Falls jemand auch meine Probleme haben sollte und oder vieleicht darüber auch gleich eine Hilfestellung bekommt. Finde ich es gleich 2 mal so gut.

Und da bemühe ich mich schon gern mal meine eingestaubtes Englisch raus zukramen aus meinem Kopf.

VG

Rico

Hallo Rico, sehr gerne kannst du hier auch deutsch schreiben, der Großteil von uns spricht auch deutsch. Wir richten uns komplett nach den Leuten hier.

Zu deinem Bild gibt es eigentlich von meiner Seite her nichts mehr zu ergänzen, wurde bereits alles gesagt.

Ich freue mich dich hier in unserem Forum zu haben.

Alles Gute Rico 🙋🏼‍♂️

Lg Harald

Hi Jose, Christos and Michael, thank you all for the feedback.

@Jose: Yeah i will try to clean the water a little bit. And yeah i know the sky :( i try so many things to get

it better. But i dosen't have much Filters only a UV :(. But I'm trying to saving money for new

Filters. But its hard at the moment by me with the money because of some troubles :(.

I hope the next month is looking better to me :)

@Christos: I try it with the HDR-Image but thats isn't what i want for this. It dosen't feel good after i try it.

So i will try the shot in a later Time ;-)

@Michael: I'm used a Nikon D5300 and the SIGMA DC18 - 250mm with manuel fokus for this shot.

And i'm saving some money for Filters, because i only have a normal UV Filter.

So i've try it to change my settings, exposure time, iso, etc.... to get this shot.

I try to improve continuously and your feedback is helding me a lot.

Thanks to all of you from Artastics

Greetings

Rico

PS: I hope my english is readable ;-)

Hi Rico, thanks for sharing your image for feedback. What kind of Camera do you use, to me the image quality is not good. There are a lot of "chromatic aborations" visible. The technical issues in this shot are the main problems here to me. The composition is much improved to your last shot, i like how you tried to create this shot. Keep shooting Rico

Hey Rico, first of all thank you for sharing your image here in the Artastics forum. Like Jose already said, you should pay attention to the overexposed sky. If theres very bright AND very dark spots in the scene, you can try to make a HDR-Image. There are plenty tutorials on how to do this on youtube. Or, what i prefer, come back later, around sunset, when the sky is not just blue anymore, but has many colours that will also reflect in the lake. You should also pay attention to the composition before taking the image. You‘re showing an image that has no „real foreground“. You should take the picture from a deeper perspective and maybe search for a stick or stones and place them in the foreground, so they‘ll make an interesting eyecatcher and maybe even act as a leading line that is leading the eye through your image. I‘d love to see your next images! If there are still any questions, feel free to ask, we‘ll be gladly helping you!

Best Regards

Christos

Hi Rico, I really like the composition and the reflection, although I think there is too much dirt, you could try to clean the water a little. On the other hand, the sky is very exposed and detail is lost.